Monday July 25 2011
Sunny's back!
After 7 days at the vet, she's back home after her battle with barbed wire.
Prognosis is good - although it will be a long convalescence: another week of oral antibiotics, and 4-6 months of bandaging. Yikes!
The vets don't think the wound reached the joint capsule and they don't think it's infected (which would be the best news) - though that could still happen and it could show up much later. A couple of inches of cannon bone are still exposed.
She's not lame on the leg (which is also the best news) and the vet says she could make a full recovery.
We'll change the bandage first time tomorrow - if they aren't too gory, pix should be available! We'll all be bandaging experts for sure by the time she's healed completely.
The Owyhee herd is glad to see Sunny again, and John's pretty happy to have his favorite mare back.
Glad there's a good chance she's going to be OK!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure she'll be getting the best care along with being spoiled rotten for the next few months. Glad to hear the prognosis is good. I'll bet she's glad to be home.
ReplyDeleteEsperemos que las lesiones no sean gaves ya que los caballos tienen una gran facilidad de curación, vereis como los dias de recuperación se acortan y más si no hay cojera.
ReplyDeleteLo que teneis que solucionar es la causa de las lesiones, los alambres de puas no se deben de poner donde los caballos se puedan enredar.
Con alambres lisos y un buen pastor electrico, se solucionan las cosas.
Hay pastores con los que se pueden montar Kms de tendido electrico y dan muy buenos resultados y lo más importante de todo, que se evitan este tipo de lesiones.
Saludos y que se curen pronto las heridas.
Hurray!!!!!
ReplyDeleteShe has a long road ahead. You need to invest in VetWrap. LOL. My Buddy had a fight with barb wire once, his only took 2 or 3 months to heal. Nasty stuff. He now gives all wire a wide berth. Which is good, because there is still wire around this ranch that needs to get pulled out.
ReplyDeleteGood luck!
Sounds like the best news you could hope for. Fingers crossed for a speedy and full recovery.
ReplyDeleteHorses can be so amazingly resilient sometimes! Glad you have Sunny home, let the bandaging begin!
ReplyDeleteThat is good news. I've been worried about her since your post. Hopefully all will continue to go well and she will heal quickly.
ReplyDeleteWhat a scare. Please give her a big hug from New Jersey. I may be miles away, but my heart goes out to you all.
Elastikon is the best thing I've found to keep a wrap in place, a loop around the top and bottom of the vetwrap does wonders- I had a 4month long wrapping ordeal right below the knee of a filly who tangled with smooth wire. I so wish I'd had some stock in the company that makes it, its expensive but worth it!
ReplyDeleteOh YAY, wonderful news! So happy to hear it.
ReplyDelete(FYI, the link to the original barbed wire post just goes to the homepage.)
So glad to hear she's home! We're wishing her a speedy recovery. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that she is back with a good prognosis and on the mend.
ReplyDeleteIf it is any consolation, I had a mare that cleared a couple of fences, got on the railway and, tangling herself in the signal cables, cut a leg to the bone and severed the tendons. After surgery she recovered to full soundness although a bit scarred. And that was in Eastern Europe where vet care doesn't reach Western stsndards. So I am sure that all will be well with your horse.
Great news!
ReplyDeleteOh what a relief! She looks good. I'm sure you're all already bandage experts! LOL
ReplyDeletePretty cool that it looks like Sunny will be OK, also think the "gang" hanging out in the back ground watching speaks volumes on how close these guys get to each other...
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy!!!!
ReplyDeleteYay! Great news!
ReplyDeleteYea and you can't blame it on Dudley anymore!
ReplyDeleteSo great to hear she will be OK. Hopefully there will be long lasting problems.
ReplyDeleteMay the healing process be a "sound" success.
ReplyDeleteHard work ahead, keeping her safe from proud flesh etc. but definitely worth it! I had a mare recover after losing most of the inside of her knee when she got caught in wire. It's amazing how they heal.
ReplyDeleteRemember to keep her other rear leg wrapped as well if she's not bearing much weight on the injured one. Want to wrap to help support the other that will be doing most the work.
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